M'Bala Nzola

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M'Bala Nzola
M'Bala Nzola in 2017.jpg
Nzola in 2017
Personal information
Full name M'Bala Nzola
Date of birth (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Buco-Zau, Angola[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Spezia
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2014 Troyes
2014–2015 Académica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Académica 0 (0)
2015–2016 Sertanense 25 (7)
2016–2017 Virtus Francavilla 33 (11)
2017–2019 Carpi 14 (0)
2018–2019 → Trapani (loan) 33 (8)
2019–2020 Trapani 12 (1)
2020 → Spezia (loan) 21 (7)
2020– Spezia 25 (11)
National team‡
2021– Angola 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:48, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2021

M'Bala Nzola (born 18 August 1996) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Spezia and the Angola national team.

Club career[]

On 28 January 2015, Nzola made his professional debut with Académica de Coimbra in a 2014–15 Taça da Liga match against FC Porto, coming on as a substitute in the 4–1 away loss.[2]

On 7 August 2016, he joined Lega Pro club Virtus Francavilla Calcio.[3]

On 7 August 2017, after helping Virtus Francavilla Calcio reach the Lega Pro promotion play-offs, Nzola signed a four-year deal with Carpi F.C. 1909.[4]

On 16 August 2018, he joined Serie C club Trapani on a season-long loan. Trapani held the obligation to purchase him from Carpi at the end of the loan term in case of Trapani's promotion into Serie B.[5] On 15 June he scored the first goal for the Trapani victory over Piacenza, and after that Trapani was promoted in Serie B after two years of Serie C.

On 13 January 2020, he joined Serie B club Spezia on loan with an option to purchase.[6]

On 7 October 2020, Nzola signed with Spezia a three-year contract.[7]

International career[]

Being born in Angola, but raised in France, Nzola could represent both the countries at an international level.[8]

In March 2021, some months after he expressed his desire to represent Angola,[9] he received his first call-up to the national team.[10] Some days after, on 25 March 2021, he made his debut for the Palancas Negras against Gambia, in a qualifying match for the Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life[]

Born in Cabinda, an Angolan exclave, Nzola emigrated to France as a child.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mbala Nzola deseja representar os Palancas Negras". Luanda Post (in Portuguese). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Porto 4-1 Académica". ZeroZero. 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ "M'Bala Nzola è un nuovo giocatore della Virtus Francavilla Calcio" (in Italian). Virtus Francavilla Calcio. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Mercato: Nzola è ufficialmente biancorosso" (in Italian). Carpi F.C. 1909. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "L'attaccante 'Nzola è un calciatore del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani. 16 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Mercato: colpo per l'attacco. Ecco M'Bala Nzola" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: Spezia, torna Nzola: ha firmato per tre stagioni".
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Finale playoff: da Gyasi a Nzola, gli (altri) talenti da seguire in Spezia-Frosinone". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  9. ^ Tinfena, Gianluca (24 November 2020). ""Da bimbo scappavo per andare a giocare Il mio sogno? Vestire la maglia dell'Angola"". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ^ "CAN 2022: seleccionador nacional anunciou hoje a lista dos convocados em conferência de imprensa" (in Portuguese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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